ASSEMBLIES OF GOD THEOLOGICAL SEMINARYBHE 530 Hebrew IARoger D. Cotton Fall, [email protected] SYLLABUSCOURSE DESCRIPTIONThe essentials of the Hebrew of the Old Testament with an emphasis on grammar. Most of thebasic grammar is covered in IA. This course along with IB will equip the student to begin to usethe Hebrew language tools in exegesis of the Hebrew text.OBJECTIVESUpon the successful completion of this course the student should be able to:1. Explain the basic grammatical features of the Hebrew language and pronounce it onsight.2. Translate simple Biblical sentences using a lexicon.TEXTBOOKSRequired:Pratico, Gary D., and Miles V. Van Pelt. Basics of Biblical Hebrew: Grammar. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001.________. Basics of Biblical Hebrew: Workbook. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001.Recommended:Holladay, William L. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1988.BASIC OUTLINEClass Lessons in BBH1. Fri Sept. 3 teach chap 1--the alphabet2. Weds 8 drill chap 1; teach chaps 2 and 33. Fri 10 drill chaps 2 and 34. Weds 15 drill chaps 2 and 35. Fri 17 QUIZ 1 over chaps 1-3; teach chap 46. Weds 22 drill chap 4; teach chaps 5 and 67. Fri 24 drill chaps 5 and 6BHE 530 Hebrew IA Page 2Roger D. Cotton8. Weds 29 QUIZ 2 over chaps 4-6; teach chaps 7and 89. Fri Oct 1 drill chaps 7 and 8 10. Weds 6 QUIZ 3 over chaps 7-8; teach chap 911. Fri 8 drill chap 9; teach chap 1012. Weds 13 drill chap 1013. Fri 15 QUIZ 4 over chaps 9-10; teach chap 1114. Weds 20 drill chap 11; review chaps 1-1115. Fri 22 MID TERM EXAM over chaps 1-1116. Weds 27 teach chaps 12 and 1317. Fri 29 drill chaps 12 and 1318. Weds 3 QUIZ 5 over chaps 12 and 13; teach chaps 24-34 evens19. Fri Nov 5 drill stems in the perfect20. Weds 10 QUIZ 6 over stems in the perfect; teach stems in imperf.21. Fri 12 drill stems in the imperfect and w-conv and interrog.chaps 15, 17, and part of 822. Weds 17 same as above23. Fri 19 same as above24. Weds 24 QUIZ 7 over stems in the imperf., w-conv., interrog. teach chap 19 Fri 26 THANKSGIVING BREAK25. Weds Dec 1 drill chap 1926. Fri 3 drill chap 1927. Weds 8 QUIZ 8 over chap 1928. Fri 10 Review 29-30 Fri 17 FINAL EXAM over chaps 1-19 from 7:30-10:00METHODOLOGYDetailed, coverage of the lessons in the grammar book, with daily homework consisting mainlyof study of the lessons and memorization of grammar and selected vocabulary. This will bepracticed in class orally and then by quizzes and exams.COURSE REQUIREMENTSClass attendance is expected; maximum allowable absences is four (4) class periods. Please talkto the professor about your absences.1. Be prepared each day to answer questions orally on the lessons including pronouncing theHebrew.2. Write the quizzes and exams on the scheduled dates.Late WorkWork completed after the class it was due may be credited for less than full credit at theprofessor’s discretion.BHE 530 Hebrew IA Page 3Roger D. CottonGrading ProcedureClass participation and any homework 10%Quizzes 35%Exams Mid Term 20 %Final 35% SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHYBarr, James. Comparative Philology and the Text of the Old Testament. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1968.Basics of Biblical Hebrew website: www.basicsofbiblicalhebrew.com Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Edited by K. Elliger, and W. Rudolph. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelstiftung, 1977.Bible Works. Hermeneutika. Big Fork, MT.Brotzman, Ellis R. Old Testament Textual Criticism: A Practical Introduction. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1994.Chisholm, Robert B., Jr. From Exegesis to Exposition: A Practical Guide to Using Biblical Hebrew. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998.Clines, David J. A., ed. The Dictionary of Classical Hebrew. (incomplete). Sheffield, England: Sheffield Academic Press, 1993-.Cotterell, Peter, and Max Turner. Linguistics and Biblical Interpretation. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity, 1989.Einspahr, Bruce. Index to Brown Driver and Briggs Hebrew Lexicon. Chicago: Moody, 1977.Even-Shoshan, Avraham, ed. A New Concordance of the Bible. Jerusalem: Kiryat Sepher, 1982.Gesenius, William. A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament. Translated by Edward Robinson. Edited by Francis Brown, S. R. Driver, and Charles A. Briggs.Harris, R. Laird, Gleason L. Archer, Jr., and Bruce K. Waltke, eds. Theological Workbook of the Old Testament. 2 vols. Chicago: Moody Press, 1980.Harrison, R. K. Biblical Hebrew. New York: Random House, 1987.Holladay, William L. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1971.BHE 530 Hebrew IA Page 4Roger D. CottonHunter, A. Vanlier. Biblical Hebrew Wookbook: An Inductive Study for Beginners. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1988. Kautzsch, E., and E. E. Cowley, eds. Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar. 2d ed. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1910.Kelley, Page H. Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1992.Kelley, Page H., Terry L. Burden, and Timothy G. Crawford. A Handbook to Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994.Klein, Ernest. A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English. New York: Macmillan, 1987.Koehler, Ludwig, and Walter Baumgartner. The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. (5 vols.) Revised by Walter Baumgartner and Johahn Jacob Stamm. Translated and ed. By M. E .J. Richardson. New York: E. J. Brill, 1994-00.Lambdin, Thomas O. Introduction to Biblical Hebrew. New York Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971.Long, Gary A. Grammatical Concepts 101 for Biblical Hebrew. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson,2002.(New) Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance.Nida, Eugene A., and Charles R. Taber. The Theory and Practice of Translation. Leiden: E. S. Brill, 1974.Owens, John Joseph. Analytical Key to the Old Testament. 4 vols. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1989-93.Scott, William R. A Simplified Guide to BHS. 2d ed. Berkeley, CA: Bibal Press, 1990.Seow, C. L. A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. Revised. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1995.Silva, Moises. Biblical Words and Their Meaning: An Introduction to Lexical Semantics. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1983.Van Gemeren, Willem A., ed. New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis. 5 vols. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1997.Waltke, Bruce K., and M. O'Connor. An Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Syntax. Winona Lake,IN: Eisenbrauns, 1990.Watts, J. Wash. A Survey of